Stepping on to the ghats of Varanasi for the first time, I arrived in a land of chaos: Fervent Pilgrims jostling with tourists eager to move to the next wow-inspiring scene, vendors selling sacred beads and sugar coated candies, mendicants offering divine favours in exchange for a few coins. All enveloped in a heavy cloud […]
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In 2009 Canon quite literally changed the game in filmmaking. With the introduction of the Canon 5D MkII photographers had the tool to make small videos. Or so they thought. Little did they know how the MkII would be lapped up by videographers and even filmmakers. Fast forward to 2019, Canon has been dethroned in
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So you’ve researched, planned and shot your film project. If you are still in production or pre-production check out my Top 10 Tips for First-time Filmmakers. For those of you who have completed production or nearing there, the footage is now on your drive and safely backed up. Now, how do you drive to completion on
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In a world in constant motion, we sit still. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Oct 2024
As a Civil Society Organisation or NGO you work to make society better for all. But in order to do more good work and have a greater impact, you need more people to know about your work and support it in some way. How do you spread the word around – let others know? The
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Time does not stand still. The old must give way to the new. Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) Vietnam. Oct 2024
City in Transition Read More »
I’ve sat at grading sessions and watched with great interest as colourists worked on films that I’d edited. The process fascinated me. I realised how colour could be used more effectively to tell stories. And that led me to explore colour grading tools as part of my editing process. As film editors, we use pacing,
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